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A late-season swoon is not something the Lightning want to entertain. Yet with six games left in the regular season, that’s what Tampa Bay is facing heading into the Bell Centre to face division-leading Montreal tonight.

Juan Pablo Montoya wins the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to open the IndyCar season, his second victory since returning to the circuit after a decade in NASCAR. He edged Penske teammate Will Power, the defending St. Pete champ. The four Penske drivers finished in the Top 5.

Manager Kevin Cash has been impressed with the hustle of Steven Souza Jr., and the rookie earned more praise when he scored from first Sunday on an opposite-field single by Evan Longoria that landed just inside the right-field foul line.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said the team has some tough roster decisions to make during the final week of spring training, with none tougher than at backup catcher, where rookie Curt Casali and non-roster invitee Bobby Wilson are competing.

PALM HARBOR — American Katerina Stewart won the $25,000 Jose Cuervo Women’s Tennis Open at Innisbrook Resort Sunday by rallying past top-seeded Maryna Zanevska, who retired early in the third set with a shoulder injury.

After finally giving up his dream of winning the Kentucky Derby, preferably as a horse, Martin Fennelly has returned to his love of more than two decades, writing about the people and teams who make Tampa sports go.